TUNNEL MOUTHS made out of Icey Pole Sticks !

Here we have an old tunnel mouth, that I bought second hand, with a few stones missing. I needed two tunnels, so I have made a start, by sticking these two together.

I needed another two, at the other end !

Then I found I needed another one !

Here I am making the sticks look more like stones or bricks, by dabbing no-more-gaps on each brick with a chop stick end. I find you get a 3 D effect.  See Below.....

Nearly finished.....

Now I'm going to make some roads. Do You like my Bedford bus ?

Another bus coming under my road bridge.

My MG, Wendy painted & fitted the people inside !

Trying the Tunnels to see if they fit.

I wanted 2 tunnel mouths, so I stuck these two together. An old second hand one I picked up at a Train Show, with a few bricks missing, so it needed some repair. The rock wall is just some plastic sheeting I bought at a train shop in Perth, it was going cheap, so I thought I might as well use it !

I had some brick plastic sheeting from the same place. I think it might need some weathering.

I used printers aluminum for inside the tunnels, thanks to Peter.

If You are going to use icypole sticks for anything, You need a good cutter. This is mine (See Below)

I bought it at a Train Show. I am very happy with it !

 Sorry these pictures are a bit out of order & I usually get side tracked & start another project, without finishing the first one !  These are my bad habits.....

DOUBLE HEADING IN THE ROOF !

A new loco arrived today, allowing me to double head. They run perfectly together ! The green one arrived today by courier.

                                                       Running past the trestle bridge.

                Going past the new rock wall.....

                                             Through the nearly completed tunnel.....

                                                  Over the bridge, over the stair well.....

                                                       Running through the points.....

                                                       Running past the Station.....

                                                      Running past the railway yards.....

                                                                    Pulling a train.....

                                                          Running around the train.....

The Main Line Meets the Narrow Gauge, in the Roof !

I have been building rock walls !  Bloody hard work !!!

And doing a bit of plaster bandaging on the cliffs !

I wrapped some aluminum around this platform, before I laid the bricks !  You didn't know I was a brick layer ?  You know what they say " Jack of all Trades, Master of none !!! "

Two of my On30 Locos infront of the engine shed.  Below, see what can happen if You use the wrong glue on poly styrene.

I put in another transformer to control the O gauge sidings & it tilts out from under the layout. Notice I am trying to keep the wiring neat & tidy ! (See Below)

I hit the bridge with a grey spray can. It just needs a hand rail on the top, plus a bit of road base & it will be finished. It hasn't come up too badly.

My road bridge (Below) has developed another tunnel, for a road to go through.

                                               My road bridge has developed another tunnel, for a second track.

                                            Things have started to grow !

                                            Am I building a garden railway ?

 

    Thanks Peter for the O Gauge rolling stock, it has come up rather well, with new fine scale wheels and some weathering. See Below.....

    I even made a stake car !

I got the wheels from Hattons UK, modified the bogies a bit & they fitted perfectly.

I got that carried away with my success, I put brass bushes on this flat car. It now runs a lot better. See Above & Below.

The two pictures below are a train disappearing into a tunnel, on the main line. I know my wiring leaves a little to be desired, but I'm working on it !